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Ryanair’s O’Leary claims rival Lufthansa ‘addicted’ to bailouts

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Ryanair chief executive has slammed the German government’s decision to grant €9 billion ($9.88 billion) of aid to Lufthansa.

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Christopher Nolan crashes 747 into building

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Christopher Nolan crashed an actual Boeing 747 into a building for his new $225 million film, Tenet. The scene, first shown briefly at the end of the latest trailer, was subsequently confirmed as being real by lead John David Washington: “That was a real plane, and that was a real building that they crashed that

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Skyports drone Scotland trial

Drones fly COVID-19 testing kits to Scottish island in landmark trial

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The scheme, the first of its kind in the UK, will see supplies flown 12 miles over “challenging terrain”, which will reduce delivery times from six hour to just 15 minutes.

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A Lufthansa Airbus A380. (Rob Finlayson)

Lufthansa finally accepts €9bn government bailout conditions

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Lufthansa will become a partially state owned airline as it comes to an agreement with the German government over the conditions of its funding under the Economic Stabilisation Fund, or Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds (WSF). The package will provide stabilisation measures and loans to the airline totaling up to €9 billion. The bailout will be biggest for an

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Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington State. (Wikimedia Commons/SounderBruce)

Feature: Why grounded airliners require additional care

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Grounded jets presents a new challenge for airline operators around the world as they work hard to maintain their assets until they can be revived.

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An Air France Airbus A380. (Rob Finlayson)

Border update: Europe begins to reopen as Colombia shuts its doors

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The coronavirus pandemic has moved at varying speeds across the globe. As borders closed in locations across the world, other countries in new regions are only just beginning to be affected. Much of the world’s borders are now closed as the virus reaches its peak. However, signs of slow recovery in some European countries, including

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